BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Mary
Poppins Returns" original motion picture soundtrack is available
today from Walt Disney Records.
The album features all-new original songs by Tony Award® and
GRAMMY® winning composer Marc
Shaiman ("Hairspray," "South Park") and Tony winner
and three-time Emmy® nominee co-lyricist Scott Wittman ("Hairspray," "Smash").
Directed by Oscar®-nominated, Emmy® and DGA Award-winning
director Rob Marshall, the film stars: Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins; Lin-Manuel Miranda as Jack; Ben Whishaw as Michael
Banks; Emily Mortimer as
Jane Banks; Julie Walters as Ellen; Pixie Davies,
Nathanael Saleh and Joel Dawson as the Banks children; with
Colin Firth as William Weatherall Wilkins; and Meryl Streep as
cousin Topsy. "Mary Poppins Returns" will be released in
U.S. theaters on December 19,
2018.
The Sherman brothers had a profound impact on Shaiman's career
as both a composer and songwriter. "The movie and the soundtrack
were everything to me as a child and taught me everything I know
about film scoring," he says. "The songs from 'Mary Poppins' are,
in a word, perfect. The music and the lyrics are perfectly joined
and have such a wonderful, sparkling yet emotional, feeling to
them, so it's quite a bar to even aspire to come close to."
Because the script is an integral part of any musical, the duo
was brought on board to write the music and lyrics when the script
was being written, allowing the score to function dramatically from
its inception. Shaiman and Wittman crafted nine original
songs, each one with a soulful quality that helps advance the
plot and enhance the characters. "We didn't stray too far from the
sounds of the first movie," adds Shaiman. "We wanted it to feel
like we were picking up where the last film ended."
The new songs include: the film's central ballad, "The Place
Where Lost Things Go," a lullaby performed by Mary Poppins; the
boisterous dance hall number with Mary Poppins and Jack, "A Cover
is Not the Book"; "Underneath the Lovely London Sky," the opening
musical number performed by Jack at some of the city's most iconic
landmarks; "Turning Turtle," a spirited number performed by cousin
Topsy and the Banks children; "The Conversation," a bittersweet
song performed by Michael in which he tries to come to terms with
his grief; and the buoyant "Nowhere to Go But Up."
Mary Poppins Returns track list:
- "(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky" - Performed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
- "Overture" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "A Conversation" - Performed by Ben
Whishaw
- "Can You Imagine That?" - Performed by Emily Blunt with Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson and Nathanael Saleh
- "The Royal Doulton Music Hall" - Performed by Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel
Miranda, Pixie Davies, Joel
Dawson and Nathanael
Saleh
- "Introducing Mary Poppins" - Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt
- "A Cover Is Not the Book" - Performed by Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Company
- "The Place Where Lost Things Go" - Performed by Emily Blunt
- "Turning Turtle" - Performed by Meryl Streep with Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel
Miranda, Pixie Davies, Joel
Dawson and Nathanael
Saleh
- "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" - Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda with Emily Blunt, Tarik
Frimpong, Pixie Davies, Joel
Dawson, Nathanael Saleh and
Leeries
- "The Place Where Lost Things Go (Reprise)" - Performed by
Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh and Pixie Davies
- "Trip a Little Light Fantastic (Reprise)" - Performed by
Dick Van Dyke with Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel
Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Pixie
Davies, Joel Dawson and Nathanael Saleh
- "Nowhere to Go But Up" - Performed by Angela Lansbury, Ben
Whishaw, Pixie Davies, Joel
Dawson, Nathanael Saleh,
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie
Walters and Company
- "(Underneath the) Lovely London Sky (Reprise)" - Performed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
- "Theme from Mary Poppins Returns" - Performed by
Marc Shaiman
- "Kite Takes Off" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "Mary Poppins Arrives" - Performed by Marc Shaiman
- "Magic Papers" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "Banks in the Bank" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "Into the Royal Doulton Bowl" - Performed by Marc Shaiman
- "Rescuing Georgie" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "Off to Topsy's" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "Chase Through the Bank" - Performed by Marc Shaiman
- "Lost in a Fog" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "Goodbye Old Friend" - Performed by Marc Shaiman
- "Race to Big Ben" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
- "End Title Suite" - Performed by Marc
Shaiman
ABOUT "MARY POPPINS RETURNS"
In Disney's "Mary Poppins
Returns," an all new original musical
and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next
generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in
their lives following a personal loss. Emily Blunt ("The
Girl on the Train," "Into the Woods") stars as
the practically-perfect nanny with unique magical skills who
can turn any ordinary task into an unforgettable,
fantastic adventure and Lin-Manuel
Miranda ("Hamilton,"
"Moana") plays her friend Jack, an optimistic street
lamplighter who helps bring light—and life—to the streets of
London. "Mary Poppins Returns" is
directed by Rob Marshall ("Into
the Woods," "Chicago"). The
screenplay is by David Magee ("Life
of Pi") and the screen story is by Magee
& Rob Marshall & John
DeLuca ("Into the Woods") based upon the "Mary
Poppins" Stories by PL Travers. The producers
are John DeLuca, p.g.a., Rob Marshall,
p.g.a., and Marc Platt,
p.g.a. ("La La Land"), with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer.
The music score is by Marc
Shaiman ("Hairspray") and the film features all
new original songs with music by Shaiman
and lyrics by Scott Wittman ("Smash") and
Shaiman. The film also stars Ben Whishaw ("Spectre") as
Michael Banks; Emily Mortimer ("Hugo") as Jane Banks; Julie
Walters ("Harry Potter"
films) as the Banks' housekeeper Ellen; Pixie Davies,
Nathanael Saleh and Joel Dawson as the
Banks children, with Colin
Firth ("The King's Speech") as Fidelity Fiduciary Bank's
William Weatherall Wilkins; and
Meryl Streep ("Florence Foster
Jenkins") as Mary's eccentric Cousin Topsy.
Angela Lansbury appears as the Balloon Lady, a treasured
character from the PL Travers books and Dick Van Dyke is Mr.
Dawes Jr., the retired chairman of the bank now run by Firth's
character. PL Travers first introduced the world to the
no-nonsense nanny in her 1934 children's book "Mary Poppins."
However, the subsequent adventures of Mary Poppins remained only on
the pages of the seven other PL Travers' books…until now. "Mary
Poppins Returns" is drawn from the wealth of material in these
additional books. The film takes place in 1930s Depression-era
London 24 years after the
first film was set. Michael
Banks works for the same financial institution that employed
his father and still lives at 17 Cherry Tree Lane with his three
children, Annabel, John and Georgie and their housekeeper Ellen.
Carrying on in her mother's tradition, Jane
Banks campaigns for workers' rights and provides a helping
hand to Michael's family. When the family suffers a personal loss,
Mary Poppins magically re-enters their lives and with Jack's help,
brings joy and wonder back into their home.
Mary Poppins Returns original motion picture
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